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Ok, this is the song the shins played on dermot o'leary's saturday sessions album, a 
of pink floyd's breathe. listen to the song to get the rhythm.
Chords:
Emadd9  024000
      A7X02020
   Cmaj7X32000
     Bm7X20202
       F133211
       G320003
Emadd9                   A7  
Breathe, breathe in the air
Emadd9               A7  
Don't be afraid to care
Emadd9               A7  
Leave, but don't leave me
Emadd9                     A7  
Look around and choose your own ground
For Cmaj7long you'll live and high you'll fly
And Bm7smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And Fall you touch and all you see
Is Gall your life will ever Fbe
Emadd9     A7  
Run rabbit run
Emadd9                   A7  
Dig that hole, forget the sun
Emadd9                      A7  
And when at last the work is done
Emadd9                           A7  
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one
For Cmaj7long you'll live and high you'll fly
But Bm7only if you ride the tide
And Fbalanced on the biggest wave
You Grace towards an early gFrave
Emadd9       A7  
Home, home again
Emadd9                   A7  
I like to be here when I can
Emadd9                     A7  
When I come home cold and tired
Emadd9                                A7  
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Cmaj7Far away across the field
The Bm7tolling of the iron bell
FCalls the faithful to their knees
                         G        FEmadd9
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

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Breathe

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Bm7

Ok, this is the song the shins played on dermot o'leary's saturday sessions album, a

of pink floyd's breathe. listen to the song to get the rhythm.

Chords:

Emadd9 024000

X02020

Cmaj7

X32000

Bm7

X20202

133211

320003

Emadd9

Breathe, breathe in the air

Emadd9

Don't be afraid to care

Emadd9

Leave, but don't leave me

Emadd9

Look around and choose your own ground

Cmaj7

For long you'll live and high you'll fly

Bm7

And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry

And all you touch and all you see

G F

Is all your life will ever be

Emadd9

Run rabbit run

Emadd9

Dig that hole, forget the sun

Emadd9

And when at last the work is done

Emadd9

Don't sit down it's time to dig another one

Cmaj7

For long you'll live and high you'll fly

Bm7

But only if you ride the tide

And balanced on the biggest wave

G F

You race towards an early grave

Emadd9

Home, home again

Emadd9

I like to be here when I can

Emadd9

When I come home cold and tired

Emadd9

It's good to warm my bones beside the fire

Cmaj7

Far away across the field

Bm7

The tolling of the iron bell

Calls the faithful to their knees

G F

Emadd9

To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

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